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Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (Five-lined Mabuya)

Synonyms: Euprepes savignyi; Mabuia quinquetaeniata riggenbachi; Mabuia quinquetaeniata scharica; Mabuia semicollaris; Scincus quinquetaeniatus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Five-lined Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata, formerly Mabuya quinquetaeniata), sometimes called Rainbow Mabuya, blue-tailed Skink (due to the blue tail) or Rainbow Skink is a species of African skink in the subfamily Lygosominae. Trachylepis margaritifera is also known as the Rainbow Skink.
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Infraspecies

Trachylepis quinquetaeniata quinquetaeniata
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata riggenbachi
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata scharica

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  11 grams
Birth Weight [1]  1 grams
Female Weight [1]  11 grams
Gestation [1]  36 days
Litter Size [1]  10
Litters / Year [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.15 inches (8 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Saxicolous

Predators

Ardea melanocephala (Black-headed Heron)[3]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0